Awesome!!! What an absolutely fab blog - witty, informative, interesting, enjoyable and...educational, I'm learning something new with every entry! Above all we're both totally envious of your wonderful adventure - this is what great memories are made of. How will you ever be able to resist the itchy feet to get going on another adventure?...
We're missing you guys loads too but fear not, out of sight is not out of mind, you're ears must be burning regularly as we speculate on where you might be. We'll all be here when you get back and eager to hear your travel tales - I can feel lots of excuses for get-togethers.
Keep on trucking. Bon route, au revoir, lots of love and best wishes, Debs and Tim xxxx
how i laughed when i read your "John Wayne" comment. I can imagine you. When you have spent years learning to get off the horses back and out of the saddle in gallop , its very difficult to go against what you've practised your whole life , but well done anyway .It sounds so fun, keep it up.
Hi Clare and Duncan, im so jealous always wanted to do that . Looks very impressive . The Horses are abit different to Sultan and Daisy , they look lovely though . Glad your enjoying yourselfs , looks amazing . See you soon , wont be long now and you'll be back home .
Vin extraordinere! Hallo happy campers - we loved this blog - Fanny is obviously needing to be controlled. You write so lyrically about this part of the world, we think you had a nice time there. We have been following your progress on the Reader's Digest Atlas of the World (on paper, so it must be correct)...what an amazing journey. Did you buy anything from the Herend factory, and are you drinking or maturing the wine?
All well here - Armed Forces weekend just coming up, Dad and thousands marching down the Royal Mile on Saturday for salute by POW at Holyrood.
I'm in charge of parking the car! (Plus ca change) and cheering them on.
Sunshine, showers and all well here. Safe travelling, love D& Cxx
Awesome Hi Guys - loving the Blogs and reading them from the other end of the world here in Australia. Saw Terry and Liz the other day as well as Tori and Andrew - all in good form. Sadly did not see Irene and Paul as Paul was unwell but I gather that he is better now. Love G xox
What a lovely photograph Hi, we just wanted to say what a lovely photograph of you both. You look really relaxed and happy, me and Hollie are thinking of submitting our photographs after the hectics of last week! we were ripping our hair out when they were taken ha ha, only joking all is well... more photographs of you both together please... P.s Hollie wants to know where you find a random person up a mountain to take these pictures of you both together??
Day 30 - The AA to the rescue I love the Day 30 photo with the big yellow "AA" breakdown truck recovering Big Bess.
If only D had packed a few old scrap fence panels in the lorry - what a perfect runway they would would have provided to get out of the clay.
Great to see that FANNY has not been ditched yet - I think as the MAPS get more out of date on your next stage that the best navigational aid know to man may come back into fashion - the COMPASS.
I love reading your blogs, you have to cater for such a wide diverse audience but you do it so well.
The AA get everywhere! Love this photo of the yellow "AA" recovery truck - a true european recovery service
If only D had taken a few fence panels in the lorry - they would have provided the perfect runway to get moving again....!!
Simon D
Jealous..... We are too envious to comment! Living vicariously through you. It is pouring with rain this evening, bodes well for midsummers day.... sighs dramatically...
BBQ when you get back.
Lou
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Brilliant photographs! I love the night photos in particular!
Now, I had never thought more than well it's lucky for tourism that everything is leaning or it would just be another bell tower but reading your blog made me wonder, could they have possibly built it crooked on purpose as a crazy idea. The tower leans and then someone tried to built it the other way. There's a kink near the top of it!
Just a completely random mad thought inspired by your blog.
Can't wait to read about Florence.
Che bravo, il pilota!!! I think you need to start a fan club for your pilota!!! :-)
In defence to our boys, I'd say those Italian Stallions are what we would call burino! (slightly chavvy) There are thankfully many men in Italy who would find what they wear to be almost offensive (and they do give the rest of the men a bad name!)
And although, I have never put much thought into this, you are right, we were always left to make our own sandcastles! No adult help! I had a friend who was so good at making sand castles, he would reproduce whole medieval small towns, unsurprisingle he did go on to study architecture.
Brilliant!!! I have been saying this for ages! Very sound words! At 18, when I first ventured off to far off lands, I had told my parents that I would ring them when I could and I wasn't sure when that might be. My travelling companion was foolish enough to promise a specific time to parents, it was a total nightmare, the stress level was high and we almost had a huge fight before our first night of our 6 month adventure!!! Only later did I realise what a wise 18 year old I actually seemed to be!
Of course things now have become easier with internet, back in the early 90s on that first trip, we would write and make some calls and we would go to big main post offices to the poste restante section and collect letters that would be waiting for us! It was magical, I remember those incredible moments to this day! You had this snippet of information from home, you could read and cherish!
Obviously the internet makes things easier but there is a little magic lost. You do of course stay in touch with many more people with the internet than when you relied on the postal service!
One thing I noticed is that the more the place is industrialised or modern or, well I'm not quite sure of the word I am looking for. But if you go to, say India, there are many more internet cafes that somewhere in Europe where there are many more internet places than the States. In NY, I really struggled finding internet access (the library!)
I presume it's because the richer the country, the more likely it is for people to have internet at home, that is my best theory!
Il Giro d'Italia! Italians are mad about cycling! In some crazy places high up in the mountain you'll find a bunch of lycra clad, usually, men flying around the place!! It's an obsession!!! The Grand Prix next, a Summer obsession. Now the footie season is over! We're obsessed!!! :-)
I'm impressed with your high vis, keeping the calm, saving the day, road traffic control! And I'm also impressed with your pilot!!! You obviously make a great team!
How old are the kids? I know I am a wee bit behind in my reading!!!
So I shall ask now, before reading further, how is half term going???
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Impressed! Obviously, I don't want to make your life harder but I think I have to say that 3 point turns with big bess on mountain roads in (Co) is pretty impressive!!! Enjoy the views!
Wonderfully entertaining! I am really enjoying the blog so far!! And not everyone would have got the tea towel clue!!! And able to write so wittily! If in any doubt love the solution of cracking open the Champagne! Can't wait to hear more about Veronique a.k.a. Fanny and your lit!!!
Travelling in our horse lorry (Big Bess) - without the horses - from England to Norway the long way (via Italy!). Two fifty somethings leaving for the summer.............. full info
Debs and Tim
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What an absolutely fab blog - witty, informative, interesting, enjoyable and...educational, I'm learning something new with every entry! Above all we're both totally envious of your wonderful adventure - this is what great memories are made of. How will you ever be able to resist the itchy feet to get going on another adventure?... We're missing you guys loads too but fear not, out of sight is not out of mind, you're ears must be burning regularly as we speculate on where you might be. We'll all be here when you get back and eager to hear your travel tales - I can feel lots of excuses for get-togethers. Keep on trucking. Bon route, au revoir, lots of love and best wishes, Debs and Tim xxxx